Federal immigration agents fired at a vehicle in Glen Burnie on Wednesday after a driver allegedly tried to run them over, officials said.
Two people were hospitalized, including one who had been shot, federal officials said.
Anne Arundel police officers responded to the 500 block of West Court at 10:51 a.m. for reports of a shooting that involved federal agents, department spokesperson Justin Mulcahy said during an afternoon news conference.
In a statement, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation when the driver of a van refused commands to turn off the vehicle and rammed multiple ICE vehicles before allegedly driving directly at agents.
McLaughlin said the agents fired their weapons, striking the driver, and that the vehicle later crashed, injuring a passenger. Earlier, police said a person outside of the vehicle was hurt.
The federal agency described both injured individuals as “illegal aliens” and said the driver had been living in the United States after overstaying a visa that expired in 2009. ICE said both individuals were treated at a hospital and are expected to recover. ICE agents “were not severely injured,” officials said.
The Baltimore Banner was first to report on the shooting.
Anne Arundel County police were not involved in the shooting, Mulcahy said.
He said the local police department would investigate the apparent shooting while the FBI will investigate the alleged attempt to run over the federal agents. ICE will also conduct an internal investigation through its Office of Professional Responsibility.
In a post on X on Wednesday afternoon, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said that he was aware of the incident and that state officials are monitoring the situation.
Anne Arundel Council member Allison Pickard, whose district includes Glen Burnie, said the shooting occurred in a typically quiet, residential area with duplexes and multifamily housing.
Pickard said she was not aware of any prior shootings involving ICE in the community and said she was concerned about how the incident will affect neighbors, noting that children had been outside on Christmas Eve.
“It’s concerning that there was open gunfire in my community involving ICE agents,” Pickard said. “There’s a waterfall effect to these things happening, no matter who is involved.”
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